Re: Automated Testing Tools

[Neil Palmer <NPalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

How about this ?



IBM Announcement Letters (Canada) - Document A97-0758


IBM WITT Year2000 for Windows Version 1.0 Improves Year 2000 Project
Testing Productivity

Software Announcement
June 24, 1997
Announcement Letter Number: A97-0758



At a Glance

WITT Year2000 for Windows is an IBM application development tool to
support testing. Features include: 

    Improved productivity of Year 2000 projects 

    Support of Host applications through 3270/5250 in addition to
Windows applications written with C/C++ 

    Automatic record and playback of user's operation 

    Powerful script editing features for complex testing 



Overview

IBM Workstation Interactive Test Tool (WITT) Year2000 for Windows (R)
Version 1.0 offers you powerful tools that make application
test activities more productive. 

WITT Year2000 can improve productivity of Year 2000 projects most
effectively; however, you can use this tool in any type of testing
projects. 

WITT Year2000 provides the following test tool: 

Auto Test Performer 

The automation of tests has been one of the critical requirements from
the viewpoint of optimization of human resources in test activities.
Auto
Test Performer of WITT Year2000 can emulate a user's operation through
user interfaces of application programs and execute a recorded
test scenario automatically. 

With "Recorder" of the Auto Test Performer, user operations by keyboard
are recorded in a "script" file, which "Player" replays
automatically. You can capture the image of a screen and compare
expected and actual images. You can put the scripts in a batch file and
perform unattended test execution. 

Auto Test Performer can improve the following test activities for
applications written with C/C++: 

    Regression Test 
    Long-run Test 
    Compatibility Test 
    Stress Test 

Auto Test Performer also offers record, playback and comparison
capability for S/390 (R) or AS/400 (R) applications developed with
COBOL, PL/I or other languages through 3270 or 5250 screens on Windows
95/NT. 

Note: WITT Year2000 for Windows is not compatible with WITT Year2000 for
OS/2 (R) Version 3.0, WITT Version 2.x or WITT for
Windows Version 1.0. 



Intended Customers

    Customers whose applications must be changed and tested for Year
2000 

    Customers who develop Windows 95/NT applications with C/C++ 



Key Prerequisites

    Windows 95 
    Windows NT (TM) Version 4 

If testing of host applications is required, one of the following: 

    Personal Communications AS/400 and 3270 Version 4.11 for
DOS/Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2 

    Personal Communications AS/400 Version 4.11 for Windows, Windows 95,
Windows NT and OS/2 

Planned Availability Date 

August 5, 1997 

------------------------------ 

This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional
information, contact your IBM representative. 


John Cirocco wrote:
> 
> Hello folks on the list,
> 
> Is anyone out there familiar with tools that can be used to repeatable
> testing of applications.  I am looking for a tool that will let me
> record a
> "script" and replay it back on demand.  I would also like to be able
> to
> distribute the script to multiple PC's so I could stress a new system.
> 
> ALL information would be helpfull Including from vendors

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